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       The Social Stigma Of Magic
       By: Jaguar Spirit Date: February 27, 2019, 1:23 pm
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       Magic has been a social, religious stigma for thousands of
       years, and in many cultures. People fear what they do not
       understand. People hate what they fear because it takes away
       their sense of control/comfort. People seek to destroy that
       which they hate. To wipe it out of existence.
       Magic is VERY dangerous for the practitioner for that very
       reason. You become a possible target, even if religious
       persecution is not in the equation. Only in this age have we
       been able to somewhat feel a bit of freedom to practice.
       However, there are certain cults and groups that take their
       beliefs to such an extreme that they murder children/animals and
       so on. That is not the blessing of the hierarchy...that is not
       their intention...to have sacrifices of that nature, for
       children and innocent people to come to harm. Those groups
       operate under the belief that their sacrifices bring
       daemons/gods to them. Chances are, it probably just brings
       Pretenders or thoughtforms.
       Those types of groups are extremely harmful to those who work
       with the gods of the hierarchy. They work outside of the
       hierarchy but do great damage to the REPUTATION and UPHOLD the
       "dark and dangerous and evil" reputation that the religious
       institutions worked so hard to instill in society.
       It is a goal of this forum and the attached website which has
       not been published yet, to DETACH from that image of
       evil/dark/dangerous and focus more on ILLUMINATION and
       KNOWLEDGE. In those, there is power, growth, ascension and
       evolution and a state of godhood.
       We are not Become A Living God.
       We are not Become A Living Angel.
       We are not Become A Living Edgelord.
       In here, we WILL strive to uncover what the hierarchy of the
       gods wishes to teach us and apply it to our lives as needed. For
       each individual that story is going to read differently. But for
       each individual, I hope that the gods and the members of COI can
       be a voice of reason and wisdom and guidance for each other.
       #Post#: 159--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Social Stigma Of Magic
       By: Jaguar Spirit Date: February 27, 2019, 2:11 pm
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       A VERY good quote from a blog:
       If we really want to change how the world sees us we need to
       post our triumphs and good things we do within our communities
       and on our blogs and pages. We could use a director who isn’t
       afraid to make witches look good and show the real truth about
       what it means to be a practitioner. Not regurgitate this crap
       and allow it to infest more of the internet than it already
       does. Sharing and spreading this shit only continues to spread
       the wrong message and fuels more fire and sparks or hatred in
       our direction.
       I read hundreds of comments about retaliation, burn them,
       incinerate them, curse them. It makes us sound like a mob of
       fanatics with torches. Basically exposing and highlighting our
       propensity towards the kind of retaliation society already
       believes. Revenge is a dish best served cold and silent.
       Telegraphing one’s intentions so the world can see only enhances
       the ability for media venues to highlight our anger and once
       again spotlight the evil vile nature they expect from us further
       linking us to these idiots who have no idea what it truly means
       to be a practitioner.
       To Know, To Will, To Dare and To Be Silent.
       Our Gods will get their due and they won’t go unpunished. In my
       opinion, we don’t have to spread this shit around to get it
       done.
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       Re: The Social Stigma Of Magic
       By: AzianPersuazion Date: March 9, 2019, 8:55 pm
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       Become a Living Angel.  Havent heard that one yet.  Where did
       this idea come from out of curiousity?
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       Re: The Social Stigma Of Magic
       By: Merak Date: March 12, 2019, 10:44 am
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       I believe it would mean that we don't evolve through abrahamic
       angels.
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